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" Behold th' approaching cliffs of Albion : It is no longer motion cheats your view, As you meet it, the land approacheth you. The land returns, and, in the white it wears, The marks of penitence and sorrow bears. "
Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets: Dryden - Page 207
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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The First Part of Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations ...

John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...of^ilbiiin: It is no longer Motion cheats your view, As you rntet it, the Land approacheth you. M4 The Land returns, and in the white it wears, The marks of Penitence and Sorrow bears. But you, whofe Goodnefs your Defcent doth (hew, Your He;iv'nly Parentage and Earthly...
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The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales ..., Volume 1

John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...main. AND A ND welcome now, great monarch, to your own ; Behold th' approaching clifts of Albion : It is no longer motion cheats your view, As you meet...it wears, The marks of penitence and forrow bears. But you, whofe goodnefs your defcent doth mew, Your heav'nly parentage and earthly too ; By that fame...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...of the main. AND welcome now, great monarch, to your own; Behold the approaching clifts of Albion : It is no longer motion cheats your view, As you meet...it wears, The marks of penitence and forrow bears. But you, whofe goodnefs your defcent doth (hew, Your heav'nly parentage and earthly too; By that fame...
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Original Poems, Volume 1

John Dryden - English poetry - 1773 - 260 pages
...of the main. AN D weleome now, Great Monareh, to your own; Behold th' approaching cliffs of Albion : It is no longer motion cheats your view, As you meet...it wears, The marks of penitence and forrow bears. But you, whofe goodnefs your defeent doth fhew, Your heav'nly parentage and earthly too; By that fame...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 41-42

John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...the main. AND welcome now, Great Monarch! to your own; Bebold th' approaching cliffs of Alhion ; 250 It is no longer motion cheats your view, As you meet...in the white it wears, The marks of penitence and sorrow bears. But you, whose goodness your descent doth shew,2 55 Your heav'nly parentage and eartbly...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 13

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...of the main. AND weleome now, great monarch, to your own ; Behold th' approaching clifts of Albion i It is no longer motion cheats your view, As you meet...it wears, The .marks of penitence and forrow bears. But you, whofe gocdnefs your defcent doth fhew, Your heavenly parentage and earthly too; By that fame...
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The Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 336 pages
...the main. AND AND weleome now, great monarch, to your own; Behold th' approaching clifts of Albion i It is no longer motion cheats your view, As you meet...in the white it wears, The marks of penitence and ibrrow bears. But yon, whole goodnefs yonr defcent doth fhew, Your heavenly parentage and earthly too;...
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Dryden. Smith. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax. Parnell. Garth. Rowe. Addison ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 476 pages
...with joy, could not enlarge Their ftraiten'd lungs.— *• It is no longer motion cheats your view j As you meet it, the land approacheth you ; The land returns, and in the white ic wears The marks of penitence and forrow bears, | know not whether this fancy, however little be...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 484 pages
...knew, • /Afraid 3Ca;£low too much, too'faintly blew"; Qr, out of Breath withjoy, could not enlarg^ Their ftra.iten'd lungs.—- ••' It is no longer...and in the white it wears The marks of penitence and ftifrow bears. • * I know not whether this fancy, however' little be its value, was not borrowed....
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...faintly blew; Or, out of breath with joy, could not enlarge Their f^raiten'd lungs. — It is no loiter motion cheats your view ; As you meet it, the land...land returns, and in the white it wears The marks oi- penitence and forrow bears. J know not whether this fancy, however little bs its value, was net...
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